GRANDMA EMBEDDED IN AMERICA

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Tuesday, March 10, 2009

No sub prime or variable loans in Mexico, no foreclosures now either.

Here is a radio interview in Mexico about how they are doing in this Capitalist caused economic fiasco, re: family housing. Radio Mexico's mortgage solution PRI, Públic Radio International The World's Lorne Matalon reports on how Mexico has avoided a rise in foreclosures like the one in the United... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Hoovervilles again and we are blessed, who are blessed, to have a job and

a roof over our heads. Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 2, 2009

Another one bites the dust. My daddy was a journalist.

Final Edition from Matthew Roberts on Vimeo. Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 28, 2009

Clean Coal Air Freshener by the Coen Brothers

Or go here if you can't see the video on Blogit. Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 27, 2009

Oops, a friend is angry over the press on Mexico...

Here is her email..... Please forward to your American friends and family if you agree. I am sending this out in reponse to all the inquiries I have had regarding "are you ok, are you safe" and is it really dangerous to come to Mexico? Rocky Point is the same as it always was. It is NOT DANGEROUS. I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 26, 2009

Legalize drugs before the druglords run all nations.

HERE is the story and it is what I have been saying for decades. Too many countries that I must visit and have relatives living inside of are partially controlled by druglords and not the police nor military nor elected governments. Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 16, 2009

It is HOW stats are calculated that decide the government's success.

My brother sent this to me saying that it was: from another friend of mine concerning other economic comparisons to past years: "regarding official government stats, here's a webpage that tracks some stats, and where they'd be if we calculated things the way we used to: http://www.shadowstats.com... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 7, 2009

My best friend from Brasil's daughter sent me this email.

A few of my friends helped make this video. It is pretty amazing. Seriously, watch it, share it, love it, pass it around like a bad STD if you must. And then sign the petition. Let love rule. http://www.couragecampaign.org/page/s/divorce "Fidelity": Watch the video and sign our letter to the state... Sign in to see full entry.

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Nassim Taleb and Nouriel Roubini, names you should know.

v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} Normal 0 The Death of 'Rational Man' By David Ignatius Sunday, February 8, 2009; B07 What allowed some people to see the financial crash coming while so many... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 2, 2009

With the Saudi monarchy getting shakey over the prince's health

and possible succession problems, with Mr. Quaddafi now presiding over the African Union, with all the new twists and turns in international and national news this week, I think that the world is going to grow even more interesting. No one knows what's going on and everyone is just hanging on as the... Sign in to see full entry.

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I wondered if anyone was reporting from the frontlines of American Society, embedded with the poverty stricken and reporting on what happens each day when you live in the greatest country on earth and earn enough to survive and not much else. I wondered if anyone was explaining America to others and thought that, since I was already embedded in this ongoing cultural experiment, I might tell what it's like.

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